Gothic doorway
September started with Daily Photo Theme of Doorways. I am closing the door to September 2006 with another doorway. This is the …
Pay day
You get off a bit early from work so you can run to the bank and cash your weekly paycheck. Modernity has …
Live green fences
Twice before I have mentioned that fences are alive around Antigua. Here you can see two coffee plantation, one each side of …
Buy, sell, rent, trade, barter, promote, volunteer and lodging…
… All in one place. There are many community bulletin boards around La Antigua Guatemala. Okay, I will do an experiment. I …
The indigenous women’s dress
The indigenous women’s dress is known as corte (the bottom part or skirt that is). The corte translates roughly as cut or …
The long wait for…
… Equal opportunity. Related entries: Selling folk-art on the park Where are the Maya women going to? Let’s go mija, we’re are …
El pan nuestro de cada día (our daily bread)
Not too long ago, Pamela, from Tenerife Daily Photo, talked about her bread delivery service and the “blame of the milkman” (interesting …
Sabor Cubano Band
These are the artists that make up the Sabor Cubano Band which plays live music at the restaurant by the same name. …
Give me money and I will play a song
I do not know what this image does to me exactly, but there is a definite puncture. There is a scene in …
Name the three cats contest
I know you are not supposed to post photos of cats on your blog. I am bending the rule here just to …
Waiting for customers
Waiting for customers can be boring. The waiting can take your mind to far away cities… with daily photos. I wonder too! …
Shoe-shining in La Antigua Guatemala
Shoe-shining is not out of time as some people commented on Nuno’s Shoe shiners. Well, shoe shining is not a forgotten trade …
Little old man
Eric, from Paris Daily Photo, has been publishing a series of photos linked by a ‘walking’ theme. We do not have traffic …
Love is on the air
After looking at Eric’s “Still hot in Paris!“, I made a mental note to photograph couples in Antigua to show that love …
Tuk Tuk Police
Tuk Tuk police, arrest this man, he talks in maths He buzzes like a fridge, he’s like a detuned radio Tuk Tuk …
Independence Day: Slideshow
Today I break away a bit from the daily photo format because I am including a slide show of the photos I …
Independence Day: What about the Peace Accords of 1996
Well, just two days ago I told you how the signing of The Guatemalan Peace Accords of 1996 had put an end …
Independence Day: Run Lola, Run
As promised, today I bring a snapshot of the actual marathon. As you can see people, especially the young, seem to enjoy …
Independence Day: Come on baby, light my fire
School bands and parades were the norm to celebrate Independence Day before the December 29 signing of The Guatemalan Peace Accords of …
Independence Day: Flags are everywhere
The Guatemala’s Independence Day is the 15th of September. Guatemalans have many ways to display their patriotism, flags is one of them. …
Guatemalan toy guitars
I know they make these toy guitars everywhere in Latin America and normally you can get them at town fairs. Can you …
Guatemalan t-shirts as souvenirs
One the souvenirs that backpackers take from Guatemala is certainly a t-shirt and for some strange reason the Gallo beer logotype and …
Guatemalan sweets
Guatemalan traditional candies and sweets are still made with fruits and seeds (they are so behind!). At front we have sweets made …
Guatemalan candies
First of all the answer for yesterday question is candies. These are artisan candies and Antigua is one of the best places …
Pump up the color
I am sorry guys, I know it gets boring, but I have to bring another photo with rich colors. These are wrappers …
Another style of street lamps
Wow, it is incredible how fast time goes by; it seems like last week when I posted a photo of Antigua’s street …
Iglesia de la Merced Dome
On September 1st I brought to you the main entrance to Iglesia de la Merced (Church of Mercy). Here you have another …
Sky inside
Normally you look out a window to see the sky, not in this photo. This shot is take from the outside to …
Let’s meet for drinks at sunset
I have posted a couple of photos of Cafe Sky before and then I told you there was nothing like a sunset. …
Daily Photo Theme: Doorways (framed shadow)
When Nuno declared on August 1st that the theme for September 1st was going to be doorways I was determined to win, …